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Pinkston v. State

Citations

  • 744 S.W.2d 329
  • 1988 Tex. App. LEXIS 19
  • 1988 WL 1457

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that, to demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel based on failing to call witness, appellant must show that (1) witness would have been available to testify and (2
  • attorney has a duty to make an independent investigation of his client's case; counsel is ineffective if the consequence is that a viable defense available to the client is not advanced

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Judges: Evans, Bass, Duggan

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